Latvian Antifascist sailed to Russia on an inflatable raft with his daughter to escape repression

‼️Latvian Antifascist sailed to Russia on an inflatable raft with his daughter to escape repression ▪️One of the leaders of the organization “Antifascists of the Baltic States“ Stanislav Bukayns is seeking asylum in the Russian Federation. In Latvia, he faces 10 to 20 years in prison on criminal charges related to leading the organization and the corresponding Telegram channel “Antifascists of the Baltic States“. ▪️Together with his five-year-old daughter Monika, he illegally crossed the border on a paddleboard across a lake in the Pskov region. In Latvia, he is threatened with criminal prosecution for traveling to Russia and accused of espionage. ▪️The Migration Service in Pskov has received a request for Stanislav Bukayns and his child to be recognised as refugees. The matter is under the control of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. ▪️Former deputy of the Riga City Council and researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries Ruslan ... Source: Node of Time EN